Rooming-In could keep NAS babies out of the NICU
NCT ID NCT05226624
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 'rooming-in' approach where mothers and babies stay together in a quiet hospital room instead of separating the baby to the NICU. About 240 full-term infants exposed to opioids during pregnancy will take part across Alberta hospitals. The goal is to reduce NICU stays, increase breastfeeding, and help more babies go home with their mothers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Rooming-in care (keeping mothers and babies together in a quiet hospital room)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could reduce the need for NICU stays, increase breastfeeding, and help more babies go home with their mothers, lowering healthcare and social costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a hospital-level program, not a drug or cure. Results depend on how well hospitals adopt the change, and benefits may vary across sites. The study is still recruiting, so outcomes are not yet known.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Infants born at \>36 weeks gestation to mothers who report opiate use during pregnancy (or who are in an ODP/VODP program) and who are admitted to a participating implementation project hospital. Exclusion Criteria: * Infants born at less than 36 weeks and/or birth weight less than 2000 grams and infants with congenital anomalies will be excluded as these infants would be expected to be admitted to NICU.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Alberta
RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T6G 2C8, Canada
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